Welcome to Southern Arizona Celiac Support

Have
you been diagnosed with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity? If so,
we're here to help you. Welcome to Southern Arizona Celiac Support presented by
the Gluten Intolerance Group of Southern Arizona.
GIG of Southern Arizona offers general meetings and a monthly roundtable
with information on protecting your health by living gluten free. We also
sponsor monthly dining out and lunch groups.

News and Events

General Meeting March 17 2018 (St. Patrick's Day)

Our general meeting on March 17th at 11:00 a.m. will feature a presentation
by nutrition consultant and coach Hana Feeney of Nourishing Results, LLC followed
by a potluck. If you bring something please remember to attach a list of ingredients.
The meeting will be at The Journey,
4700 N Swan Rd.

Gluten-Free Labels 101

At our January 2018 general meeting Kathy Addis presented a summary of the
GIG webinar on gluten free labeling. Here's a link to their recording on YouTube:
Gluten-Free Labels 101,
They also provided a
follow
up Q & A document that covered questions they didn't have time for in the webinar.

We've Moved!

We have transitioned from CSA (which dissolved in May 2017) to the
Gluten Intolerance Group. The Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) has been supporting
the gluten-free community through consumer support, advocacy, and education for
over four decades. The Gluten-Free Certification Organization (one of the top certification
programs in the world--certifying to 10 ppm) and the Gluten-Free Food Service Certification Program
are both programs of GIG. They offer Generation GF for kids, teens, and young adults
with gluten-related sensitivities.

What this means to you:

We will no longer collect membership dues, (GIG and it's branches are supported by donations.)

We will continue to provide the same service and support (roundtable, lunch/dinning groups and general meetings).

Fourth Tuesday Dining

Roundtable

Symptom Checklist

With the kind permission of Dr. Peter H.R. Green we are able to reproduce the
symptoms checklist
from his book Celiac Disease—A Hidden Epidemic.
Use it to see if you should talk to your doctor about testing for celiac disease.
We've also attached a diagram showing the steps to arrive at a diagnosis.
Note that not every doctor will follow exactly this sequence, but you should be
insistent on following up with all tests needed to establish for certain if you
do or don't have celiac disease.

It's not just about "wheat"

We want to remind everyone with celiac disease or on a gluten-free diet that
ALL types of wheat, by any name, contain gluten at levels harmful to anyone
who is sensitive to it. This includes: Bulgur, common or bread wheat, Durum,
Einkorn, Emmer, Kamut, Semolina and Spelt and any other type of wheat
(any member of the genus Triticum). Be wary of any claims to the contrary.